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In response to the National Rifle Association's release of a set of proposals to increase the number of armed personnel in schools, as a response to the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School late last year, a grassroots organization are imploring schools and districts to implement positive approaches in response to gun violence and address the impact of school safety policies on young people. In their Joint Issue Brief, "Police in Schools Is Not The Answer," the Alliance for Educational Justice, the Dignity in Schools Campaign and the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.

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